Chiltern Bookshops Events

Events

Join us to hear authors chat about their current publication and share the inspiration behind their books. Come alone or with friends – the atmosphere is welcoming and relaxed, and we generally serve refreshments. These are really sociable occasions: great opportunities to meet like-minded people, as well as to hear how a writer thinks or writes or researches. Listening to someone talk about their work – fiction or non-fiction – brings it to life. If you’ve already read the book, you’ll understand it in a new light; if you’ve still to start, then once you’ve had an author’s insights, the words will spring off the page in a very specific and personal way.

The talk generally lasts around an hour, including questions from the audience. Afterwards, there’s usually the chance to meet the writer and ask them to sign a copy of their book.

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An evening with Ned Palmer

Sarratt Village Hall, The Green, Sarratt, WD3 6AS The Green, Sarratt, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Join expert Cheesemonger Ned Palmer, for a celebration of all things French cheese! Charles de Gaulle famously said it was impossible to govern a country...

An afternoon with Iain Dale

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Were the signs that Putin is a ruthless dictator there all along? How should we deal with President Xi of China? Given the world seems...

An evening with Julian Clary

The Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF

We can't wait to welcome author, actor and comedian Julian Clary to Chorleywood, where he'll be chatting about his new novel Curtain Call to Murder. It is opening...

An evening with Callum Robinson

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

The eldest son of a Master Woodworker, Callum Robinson spent his childhood surrounded by wood and trees, and taking craft lessons in his father’s workshop, In time...

An evening with Rory Cellan-Jones

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

In January 2022, the Cellan-Jones-Coyle family said goodbye to their beloved elderly Collie Cross, Cabbage. Newly retired, Rory had become inseparable from her during daily...

An afternoon with Kate Mosse

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

We're thrilled to welcome the international No. 1 Bestselling author, Kate Mosse CBE who will be talking about her new historical adventure novel,The Map of...

An evening with Sir Trevor McDonald

The Royal Masonic School for Girls, Rickmansworth Park, Rickmansworth, WD3 4HF

Sir Trevor McDonald is one of Britain's most celebrated broadcasters and his devotion for cricket is almost as well-known as his legendary professional achievements. In...

An evening with Michael Sheridan

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Xi Jinping rules over 1.4 billion people and the second biggest economy on earth. He commands huge armed forces and runs a technology programme meant...

An evening with John Sweeney

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

Join award-winning journalist John Sweeney, as he lays bare the fascinating life of Alexei Navalny. 2:19pm, Moscow time, 16 February 2024. The Federal Penitentiary Service...

An evening with Meera Sodha

Chorleywood Library Lower Road, Chorleywood, Rickmansworth, United Kingdom

‘The ability to put a good dinner on the table has become my superpower and I want it to be yours too.' Join award winning...